Data about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work (i.e. offenses under Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200) S. 139 and S.147 and the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115) S. 38, S.41 and S., 42) and held at detention sites other than Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. In particular, I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in each of the years between 2010-20:
a) the detainee and inmate population on 31 December of each year and of those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
b) yearly admittances of inmates and detainees and of those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I write to follow up on my last request because I have not received a response. Kindly reply as soon as possible.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to follow up again on my request from June 7, 2021. Kindly reply as soon as possible. I have attached the original request below for reference.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
* * * * *
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work (i.e. offenses under Crimes Ordinance (Cap 200) S. 139 and S.147 and the Immigration Ordinance (Cap 115) S. 38, S.41 and S., 42) and held at detention sites other than Castle Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. In particular, I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap 115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in each of the years between 2010-20:
a) the detainee and inmate population on 31 December of each year and of those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
b) yearly admittances of inmates and detainees and of those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your e-mail dated 6.9.2021. We have carefully searched again
our record but the mentioned e-mail was not found.
Concerning your application for access to information. Your application
is now under processing. According to paragraph 1.16 of the Code on
Access to Information, our department will inform you of the latest
progress of the case separately on or before 24.9.2021. In the meantime,
please contact Principal Officer WU Yu-shing at 2582 5234 if you have any
enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
To: "FOI requests at Correctional Services Department"
<[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date: 06.09.2021 16:47
Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Freedom of Information request - Data
about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
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Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to follow up again on my request from June 7, 2021. Kindly
reply as soon as possible. I have attached the original request below for
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
* * * * *
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of individuals
convicted of offences related to sex work (i.e. offenses under Crimes
Ordinance (Cap 200) S. 139 and S.147 and the Immigration Ordinance (Cap
115) S. 38, S.41 and S., 42) and held at detention sites other than Castle
Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. In
particular, I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point
one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap
115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in
each of the years between 2010-20:
a) the detainee and inmate population on 31 December of each year and of
those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
b) yearly admittances of inmates and detainees and of those how many are
individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
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Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your application for access to information and our interim
reply to you on 15.9.2021. Please be informed that we are still handling
your request due to the requirement of extensive research on our database.
According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on Access to Information, our
department will inform you of the latest progress of the case separately
on or before 26.10.2021. In the meantime, please contact Principal
Officer WU Yu-shing at 2582 5234 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
Date: 15.09.2021 16:58
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Data about the number
of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
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Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your e-mail dated 6.9.2021. We have carefully searched again
our record but the mentioned e-mail was not found.
Concerning your application for access to information. Your application
is now under processing. According to paragraph 1.16 of the Code on
Access to Information, our department will inform you of the latest
progress of the case separately on or before 24.9.2021. In the meantime,
please contact Principal Officer WU Yu-shing at 2582 5234 if you have any
enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
To: "FOI requests at Correctional Services Department"
<[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date: 06.09.2021 16:47
Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Freedom of Information request - Data
about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to follow up again on my request from June 7, 2021. Kindly
reply as soon as possible. I have attached the original request below for
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
* * * * *
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of individuals
convicted of offences related to sex work (i.e. offenses under Crimes
Ordinance (Cap 200) S. 139 and S.147 and the Immigration Ordinance (Cap
115) S. 38, S.41 and S., 42) and held at detention sites other than Castle
Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. In
particular, I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point
one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap
115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in
each of the years between 2010-20:
a) the detainee and inmate population on 31 December of each year and of
those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
b) yearly admittances of inmates and detainees and of those how many are
individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
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Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your application for access to information under the Code on
Access to Information (“the Code”) to this Department on 6.9.2021 and our
interim replies to you on 15.9.2021 and 27.9.2021.
The relevant statistical figures are tabulated as below:-
The number of persons in custody as at 31 December of each year between
2010-2020
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
9988 9067 9297 9039 8297 8438 8611 8423 8181 7023 7107
The number of persons in custody as at 31 December of each year between
2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to Crime Ordinance
(Cap. 200, Section 147)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
15 15 32 46 25 7 26 20 6 2 1
The number of persons in custody as at 31 December of each year between
2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to Immigration
Ordinance (Cap. 115, Section 41)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
334 190 275 185 127 218 171 165 198 139 99
The number of admission of persons in custody each year between 2010 and
2020
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
30917 25359 24142 24210 20707 20515 20981 19462 18056 14689 12495
The number of admission of persons in custody each year between 2010-2020,
who were convicted of offences contrary to Crime Ordinance (Cap. 200,
Section 147)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
264 231 289 393 313 180 126 86 72 88 14
The number of admission of persons in custody each year between 2010-2020,
who were convicted of offence contrary to Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115,
Section 41)
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
3207 2318 2352 2024 1425 1580 1680 1631 1991 1527 793
However, we do not maintain the following statistical figures:-
* The number of persons in custody as at 31 December of each year
between 2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to Crime
Ordinance (Cap. 200, Section 139);
*
* The number of persons in custody as at 31 December of each year
between 2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to
Immigration Ordinance (Cap. 115, Sections 38 & 42);
*
* The number of admission of persons in custody each year between
2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to Crime Ordinance
(Cap. 200, Section 139); and
*
* The number of admission of persons in custody each year between
2010-2020, who were convicted of offences contrary to Immigration
Ordinance (Cap. 115, Section 38 & 42).
Pursuant to paragraph 1.14 and 2.9(d) of the Code, we are unable to
provide the relevant information as requested.
You may also wish to note that, pursuant to paragraph 1.25 of the Code,
any person who believes that a department has failed to comply with any
provision of the Code may ask the department to review the situation.
Furthermore, pursuant to paragraph 1.26 of the Code, any person who
believes that a department has failed to properly apply any provision of
the Code may also complain to The Ombudsman. The Ombudsman’s address is –
30/F, China Merchants Tower,
Shun Tak Centre,
168-200 Connaught Road Central,
Hong Kong
Telephone: 2629 0555
Fax: 2882 8149
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
Date: 2021/09/27 18:27
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Data about the number
of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
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Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your application for access to information and our interim
reply to you on 15.9.2021. Please be informed that we are still handling
your request due to the requirement of extensive research on our database.
According to paragraph 1.18 of the Code on Access to Information, our
department will inform you of the latest progress of the case separately
on or before 26.10.2021. In the meantime, please contact Principal
Officer WU Yu-shing at 2582 5234 if you have any enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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[4]https://csdportal.csd.hksarg/images/cari...
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“This official document is for the use by the intended recipient only. Any
unauthorized use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing, forwarding or
dissemination of this official document is strictly prohibited and may
lead to civil or criminal liabilities. If you are not the intended
recipient of this official document, you are required to promptly restore
this official document to the sender and destroy any copies of this
official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
received this official document in error.”
From: email CSD/CSD/HKSARG
To: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
Date: 15.09.2021 16:58
Subject: Re: Freedom of Information request - Data about the number
of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
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Dear Raquel Amador,
I refer to your e-mail dated 6.9.2021. We have carefully searched again
our record but the mentioned e-mail was not found.
Concerning your application for access to information. Your application
is now under processing. According to paragraph 1.16 of the Code on
Access to Information, our department will inform you of the latest
progress of the case separately on or before 24.9.2021. In the meantime,
please contact Principal Officer WU Yu-shing at 2582 5234 if you have any
enquiry.
Correctional Services Department
HKSAR
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“This official document is for the use by the intended recipient only. Any
unauthorized use, retention, disclosure, copying, printing, forwarding or
dissemination of this official document is strictly prohibited and may
lead to civil or criminal liabilities. If you are not the intended
recipient of this official document, you are required to promptly restore
this official document to the sender and destroy any copies of this
official document. Please notify the sender immediately if you have
received this official document in error.”
From: "Raquel Amador" <[FOI #677 email]>
To: "FOI requests at Correctional Services Department"
<[Correctional Services Department request email]>
Date: 06.09.2021 16:47
Subject: [SUSPECTED SPAM] Re: Freedom of Information request - Data
about the number of individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to follow up again on my request from June 7, 2021. Kindly
reply as soon as possible. I have attached the original request below for
reference.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
* * * * *
Dear Correctional Services Department,
I am writing to make a data access request about the number of individuals
convicted of offences related to sex work (i.e. offenses under Crimes
Ordinance (Cap 200) S. 139 and S.147 and the Immigration Ordinance (Cap
115) S. 38, S.41 and S., 42) and held at detention sites other than Castle
Peak Bay Immigration Centre and Ma Tau Kok Detention Centre. In
particular, I am referring to the sites and buildings referred to in point
one of Schedule 1 to the Immigration (Places of Detention) Order, Cap
115B, on the basis of the Immigration Ordinance, Cap 115? May I know, in
each of the years between 2010-20:
a) the detainee and inmate population on 31 December of each year and of
those how many are individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
b) yearly admittances of inmates and detainees and of those how many are
individuals convicted of offences related to sex work
If a CSV or Excel format is possible, I would greatly appreciate it.
Yours faithfully,
Raquel Amador
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